Archives for
February 2011

If anecdotal evidence is to be believed, men are notoriously bad gift-givers. Seattle-based startup Thoughtful launches its social gifting private beta product Tuesday -- just ahead of Valentine's Day -- to help save the day. The premise is simple en...

Over the past several days, Twitter and other social media platforms have been flooded with links, images and information about the current political crisis in Egypt. Social media intelligence firm Sysomos has analyzed a lot of the Egypt-related twee...

Today, Samsung's philanthropic arm, Hope for Children, and former NFL quarterback Dan Marino launched a new social media initiative, “Team Up for Autism.” The online campaign will help raise awareness of autism and funds for research and treatment pr...

The wait for Motorola's iPad killer, the Xoom, is almost over, as Motorola has started handing the device to celebrities to try (and hopefully spread the word about it). NFL's loudest Twitter fan Chad Ochocinco did exactly that, posting an image of t...

LG has announced it will unveil its glasses-free 3D smartphone, the LG Optimus 3D, at the Mobile World Congress held February 14-17 in Barcelona. We've seen a lot of rumors and even an image of the device (see below), but now LG has gone on the recor...

Thirty-one percent of mobile consumers in the U.S. now own a smartphone, according to a the Nielson Company's December 2010 U.S. smartphone market survey released Tuesday. Smartphone ownership is growing across the board, but according to Nielsen, de...

Can't wait to update your Facebook status even when you're 30,000 feet in the air? You're in luck; several airlines have teamed up with Gogo Inflight Internet and Ford to offer free in-flight Facebook access throughout the month of February. Gogo's p...

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on six particular stories of interest today. Digg Gets an Overhaul to Draw Users Back Dig...

Not every art lover has the capital to travel around the globe and take in the top museums. Luckily, Google has used its "Big Brother" powers for good with the Google Art Project, which is like Google Street View for museums. Today, on Google's blog,...

Social media app maker Seesmic has raised $4 million in new funding in a round led by Salesforce.com, a deal that the startup says will help it reach more enterprise users. Seesmic, which has now raised $16 million in total, began working with Salesf...

This post reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Mashable as a publication. Stephen Martin is an entrepreneur and author. His forthcoming book, Enterprise of One, is due out later this year. You can read his blog about entre...

When Swedish ad agencies Grey Stockholm and Ogilvy Stockholm made plans to merge, they decided to add a social media component to get fans involved. The two agencies asked fans to participate by signing into Facebook to see the new name. Every time n...

Hint: If you're going to suggest legislation that gives the government an option to take control over certain online information systems, don't announce it at the same time a corrupt foreign regime shuts down the Internet. Apparently nobody so advise...

Bill Gates has released his 2011 Annual Letter on behalf of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, drawing attention to seven ambitious social good initiatives. Gates stresses the need for renewed investment in foreign aid even as international budgets...

Gary Lee is the CEO of mBLAST, providers of cloud-based solutions to help PR and marketing professionals better identify and engage with their key influencers. From diet pills to get rich quick schemes, our culture is often obsessed with finding the ...

If you were thinking of buying a Samsung Galaxy Tab, you might want to hold off. According to a new report, more than one in 10 Galaxy owners returned their tablet within the first month -- and the rate of return appears to be climbing. The touchscre...

Google's location-sharing app, Latitude, has just added the ability to check in at a specific business or other location. In the past, users simply pinpointed their location on a map. The difference seems minute, but letting users check in at a "real...

We didn't have to wait long for the next Ted Williams/Susan Boyle/other randomly talented Everyman to emerge. Right now, a video featuring a Brazilian taxi driver doing a spot-on Michael Jackson impression is going viral, and it's likely only a matte...

As we become more and more connected in the digital space, we're consuming different types of media across various devices. But with new, often pricey gadgets coming out every day, it's tough to keep up with the latest technology for watching movies,...

In a move that shows group-buying is maturing into lifestyle niches, Fab.com today launched its "Big Gay Deal of the Day," daily deals targeted to gay men. The site, which bills itself as the "definitive resource for gay men," launched its first deal...

Want to access nearby Facebook Deals using your web browser? Now you can, thanks to Facebook's new "Find Deals on Facebook" page. The page, which was launched last week, enables users to find local deals on a map, just as they would using Facebook's ...

With 300,000 iPhone apps and 200,000 Android apps available for download, consumers aren't willing to tolerate apps that at first sight don't meet their standards. Twenty-six percent of apps are only opened once after download, according to a study b...

Joining the likes of MOG, Slacker Radio and Pandora, music subscription service Thumbplay will soon be adding a "radio" functionality to its new web and smartphone apps. Later this month, new versions of Thumbplay's apps will hit the market -- this t...

A California high school student has been suspended for making rude remarks about a teacher on Facebook. For the more old-fashioned disciplinarians among us, this might seem like common sense; however, the ACLU is claiming the student's free speech r...

Is there any non-Apple handset that can tempt masses of AT&T customers away from the iPhone? We may find out shortly after February 12, when the carrier debuts the HTC Inspire -- its very first 4G phone. 4G technology is a confusing collection of cel...

Frank Barry, professional services manager at Blackbaud and blogger at NetWits ThinkTank, helps non-profits use the Internet for digital communication, social media and fundraising so they can focus on making an impact and achieving their missions. F...

As part of his mission to develop an alternative to the traditional book publishing model, acclaimed author and marketer Seth Godin has announced the first title to appear under his new Amazon imprint, called The Domino Project. The book is titled Po...

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